Informatisation of the Judiciary in BiH: Success Factors

Informatisation of the judicial system covers all aspects of information and communication technology (ICT), including: equipping the courts with modern information technology equipment (desktop computers, servers, and printers), setting up a local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN), establishing a system of electronic mail for the judicial institutions, developing a system for case management system (CMS and TCMS), developing and establishing judicial web sites (web portal), computer education of all employees in the courts and prosecution offices, internet access for all users in the judiciary and many more.In Bosnia and Herzegovina, all of the above activities have been implemented by the HJPC (High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council)in pursuit of European standards, with donor support. Since first contributions from USAID and ICITAP, further contributions from EU, Norway, Spain, Netherlands and Sweden contributed to the project success by providing ICT solutions, staff, training and continued development. Full informatisation of the judicial system will enable the full automation of courts and prosecutors' offices; also all employees in the courts will have direct access to relevant information, documents and services provided by the courts and prosecutors offices and citizens will have access to their personal court cases over the Internet. Keywords: judicial system, informatisation, Bosnia and Herzegovin